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Meaning of "reeds" in "Fat City" by Leonard Gardner
Here is an excerpt from chapter 6 of the novel Fat City by Leonard Gardner.
Later in the night it began to rain. To Ernie the first patters were
like small sounds from Faye’s mouth. Her lips had been ...
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Meaning of "caked it on his eyelids and lips" in "Fat City" by Leonard Gardner
From chapter 4 of the novel Fat City (1969) by Leonard Gardner:
With a bowl and a carton of salt he retired to the bathroom. There he mixed a solution that he snuffed up his nostrils over the basin, ...
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Meaning of "Harsh handfuls" in "Fat City" by Leonard Gardner
From chapter 4 of the novel Fat City (1969) by Leonard Gardner:
With a bowl and a carton of salt he retired to the bathroom. There he mixed a solution that he snuffed up his nostrils over the basin, ...
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